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Pork Production with Entire Males: Directions for Control of Boar Taint [PDF]

Animals, 2020
Boar taint is caused by the accumulation of androstenone and skatole and other indoles in the fat; this is regulated by the balance between synthesis and degradation of these compounds and can be affected by a number of factors, including environment and
E. James Squires, Christine Bone, Jocelyn Cameron   +2 more
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Welfare Aspects of Raising Entire Male Pigs and Immunocastrates [PDF]

Animals, 2020
For a long time, scientists assumed that newborns have a severely limited sense of pain (if any). However, this assumption is wrong and led to a “start of the exit” from piglet surgical castration.
Eberhard von Borell, Michel Bonneau, Mirjam Holinger, Armelle Prunier, Volker Stefanski, Susanne Zöls, Ulrike Weiler   +6 more
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Pig meat quality from entire males

Animal, 2009
This paper constitutes an updated review of the production and meat quality aspects of rearing entire male pigs. Since a major obstacle in rearing entire males is the incidence of boar taint, possible methods for detection are also summarised.
K. Lundström, K.R. Matthews, J.-E. Haugen   +2 more
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How to Improve Meat Quality and Welfare in Entire Male Pigs by Genetics [PDF]

Animals, 2021
Giving up surgical castration is desirable to avoid pain during surgery but breeding entire males raises issues on meat quality, particularly on boar taint, and aggression.
Catherine Larzul
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Carbon footprint of immunocastrated male fattening pigs compared to entire males, gilts, and surgically castrated males

Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Efforts to minimize the environmental impact of livestock production are essential for sustainable agriculture. Immunocastration, using products like Improvac®, offers an alternative to surgical castration, enabling the physiological advantages of ...
Julia Gickel, Christian Visscher
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Acceptability of Dry-Cured Belly (Pancetta) from Entire Males, Immunocastrates or Surgical Castrates: Study with Slovenian Consumers [PDF]

Foods, 2019
Abandoning of male piglets castration in the European Union is a challenge for the pork production sector in particular for high-quality dry-cured traditional products.
Marjeta Čandek-Potokar, Maja Prevolnik-Povše, Martin Škrlep, Maria Font-i-Furnols, Nina Batorek-Lukač, Kevin Kress, Volker Stefanski   +6 more
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Male Reproductive Organ Weight: Criteria for Detection of Androstenone-Positive Carcasses in Immunocastrated and Entire Male Pigs

Animals, 2023
Immunocastration and rearing of entire males (EMs) are sustainable alternatives to surgical castration. However, these animal carcasses have variable risk of boar taint and should be identified at the slaughter line.
Gregor Fazarinc, Nina Batorek-Lukač, Martin Škrlep, Klavdija Poklukar, Alice Van den Broeke, Kevin Kress, Etienne Labussière, Volker Stefanski, Milka Vrecl, Marjeta Čandek-Potokar   +9 more
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Quality of Dry-Cured Ham from Entire, Surgically and Immunocastrated Males: Case Study on Kraški Pršut

Animals, 2020
Alternative solutions to the surgical castration of piglets need to be assessed because this is a particularly sensitive issue for the processing of traditional pork products.
Marjeta Čandek-Potokar, Martin Škrlep, Eliza Kostyra, Sylwia Żakowska-Biemans, Klavdija Poklukar, Nina Batorek-Lukač, Kevin Kress, Ulrike Weiler, Volker Stefanski   +8 more
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The Use of Pork from Entire Male and Immunocastrated Pigs for Meat Products—An Overview with Recommendations

Animals, 2020
Due to the strong public initiative in Europe and increased regulator focus to mitigate pain, surgical castration of pigs is being gradually abandoned, while the importance of other sex categories like entire males (EM) and immunocastrates (IC) increases.
Martin Škrlep, Igor Tomašević, Daniel Mörlein, Saša Novaković, Macarena Egea, María Dolores Garrido, María Belén Linares, Irene Peñaranda, Marijke Aluwé, Maria Font-i-Furnols   +9 more
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Proteomic Profiles of the Longissimus Muscles of Entire Male and Castrated Pigs as Related to Meat Quality

Animals, 2019
There are indications of reduced meat quality in entire male pigs (EMs) in comparison to surgically castrated pigs (SCs); however, the differences are not strongly confirmed, and the etiology is not clarified.
Martin Škrlep, Urška Tomažin, Nina Batorek Lukač, Klavdija Poklukar, Marjeta Čandek-Potokar   +4 more
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